bodyblock
Block with torso
A bodyblock is using your body as an obstacle to stop or impede someone's movement.
In sports like football or basketball, it means positioning yourself to prevent an opponent from advancing.
The term extends to video games and everyday situations: She bodied blocked him from reaching the last slice of pizza.
As a verb, to bodyblock is to perform this maneuver.
Gear or takedown
- checkOrder to pay
- hitSuccessful contact or strike
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- contactCommunication or physical touch
screening · obstruction · interference · pancake · seal · peel · scrum · ruck
Invisible contact detection boundary
- tankingDeclining rapidly, collapsing
- aggroHostile, provocative conduct
- cooldownGradual intensity reduction
- stunDaze by force
knockback · zoning · peeling · ability · skillshot · interrupt · engage · disengage
Protecting from harm
- guardingActively protecting something
- interposingPlacing between others
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- coveringLayer that shields or hides
deflecting · absorbing · sacrificing · barrier · intervention · rescue · safeguarding · defending
tackle
Gear or takedown
contact · screening · obstruction · interference · pancake · seal · peel · scrum · ruck · maul
hitbox
Invisible contact detection boundary
- tankingDeclining rapidly, collapsing
- aggroHostile, provocative conduct
- cooldownGradual intensity reduction
stun · knockback · zoning · peeling · ability · skillshot · interrupt · engage · disengage · frontline
shielding
Protecting from harm
- guardingActively protecting something
- interposingPlacing between others
- screeningEvaluative selection process
covering · deflecting · absorbing · sacrificing · barrier · intervention · rescue · safeguarding · defending · escort
bodyblockstep aside
Withdraw from a position
clear the way · make way · move aside · give way · stand clear
bodyblockverbal warning
Spoken notice of wrongdoing
shout · say no · command · gesture · hand signal